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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
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More than 2 lakh women owned MSMEs registered on UDYAM portal during special drives
“SAMARTH” initiative launched to support women-owned MSMEs with skill Development and Market Development Assistance , to train more than 7,500 women candidates from rural and sub-urban areas in the FY 2022-23.
The Government has taken a number of steps to support MSMEs, including women owned enterprises in the country and for increasing participation in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises such as:
- Special drives for registration of women owned MSMEs under Udyam Registration Portal have been undertaken during 2022-23 and more than 2 lakh women owned MSMEs have registered on the portal during the special drives.
- To benefit women entrepreneurs, the Public Procurement Policy was amended in 2018 mandating Central Ministries/Departments/ Undertakings to procure at least 3% of their annual procurement from women entrepreneurs.
- To support Women Entrepreneurs under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises, two provisions have been introduced for women entrepreneurs w.e.f. 01.12.2022. These are:
- 10% concession in annual Guarantee fees; and
- 10 % additional Guarantee coverage of up to 85%, as against the 75 % for other entrepreneurs.
- To encourage entrepreneurship among women, Ministry of MSME implements ‘Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana’ under Coir Vikas Yojana, which is an exclusive training program aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir sector.
- The Ministry also implements Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme , which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. Out of the total PMEGP beneficiaries, 39% are women and they are provided higher subsidy  vis-a-vis non-special category .
- Participation of women entrepreneurs in trade fairs under Procurement & Marketing Support Scheme is subsidized 100% vis-a-vis 80% for other entrepreneurs.
- “SAMARTH” initiative has been launched to support women-owned MSMEs with the objective of providing Skill Development and Market Development Assistance to women and to train more than 7,500 women candidates from rural and sub-urban areas in the FY 2022-23. Under SAMARTH, aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs have been provisioned with 20% Seats in free Skill Development Programs organized under Skill Development Schemes of the Ministry; 20% of MSME Business Delegations for domestic & international exhibitions under the schemes for Marketing Assistance implemented by Ministry; and 20% discount on annual processing fee on NSIC’s Commercial Schemes.
The State-wise details of women owned MSMEs registered under Udyam Portal since its inception till 17.03.2023 is given at Annexure-I.
The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME sector for all categories including women in the country especially COVID-19 Pandemic. Some of these include:
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- Rs. 5.00 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme  for businesses, including MSMEs;
- Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India  Fund;
- New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs;
- No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores;
- “Udyam Registration” for MSMEs, for Ease of Doing Business;
- Launching of an online Portal “Champions” in June, 2020 to cover many aspects of e- governance including redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs;
- Inclusion of retail and wholesale traders as MSMEs;
- Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- Launch of Udyam Assist Platform  on 11.01.2023 to bring Informal Micro Enterprises  under the formal ambit for availing the benefit under Priority Sector Lending .
ANNEXURE-I
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State-wise total Women owned MSME registered & classified under Udyam since inception on 01.07.2020 till 17.03.2023
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Sl. No.
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State
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Micro
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Small
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Medium
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Total
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1
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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1,12,410
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2,382
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113
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1,14,905
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2
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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2,166
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39
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4
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2,209
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3
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ASSAM
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58,065
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621
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26
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58,712
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4
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BIHAR
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1,02,895
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1,278
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47
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1,04,220
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5
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CHHATTISGARH
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29,947
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750
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32
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30,729
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6
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GOA
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6,467
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103
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8
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6,578
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7
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GUJARAT
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1,62,752
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3,949
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161
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1,66,862
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8
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HARYANA
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74,451
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2,176
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90
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76,717
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9
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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14,592
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299
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12
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14,903
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10
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JHARKHAND
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51,223
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495
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17
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51,735
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11
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KARNATAKA
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1,75,808
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3,515
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164
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1,79,487
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12
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KERALA
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86,067
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1,387
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60
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87,514
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13
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MADHYA PRADESH
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91,824
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2,026
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78
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93,928
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14
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MAHARASHTRA
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5,60,948
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6,451
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359
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5,67,758
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15
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MANIPUR
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18,553
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57
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3
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18,613
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16
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MEGHALAYA
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2,914
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57
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6
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2,977
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17
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MIZORAM
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5,832
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41
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2
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5,875
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18
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NAGALAND
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4,216
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23
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1
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4,240
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19
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ODISHA
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62,976
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1,086
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37
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64,099
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20
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PUNJAB
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95,236
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1,492
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60
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96,788
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21
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RAJASTHAN
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1,38,022
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3,290
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135
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1,41,447
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22
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SIKKIM
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1,656
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15
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2
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1,673
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23
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TAMIL NADU
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3,83,436
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5,807
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275
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3,89,518
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24
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TELANGANA
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1,09,394
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2,253
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113
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1,11,760
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25
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TRIPURA
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4,503
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70
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3
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4,576
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26
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UTTAR PRADESH
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1,80,872
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4,282
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184
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1,85,338
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27
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UTTARAKHAND
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25,519
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486
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15
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26,020
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28
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WEST BENGAL
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76,642
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2,146
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89
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78,877
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29
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
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2,144
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26
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2
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2,172
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30
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CHANDIGARH
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4,070
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91
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7
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4,168
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31
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DELHI
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63,238
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2,158
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133
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65,529
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32
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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39,175
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313
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11
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39,499
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33
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LADAKH
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901
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6
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-
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907
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34
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LAKSHADWEEP
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83
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-
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-
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83
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35
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PUDUCHERRY
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6,476
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147
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7
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6,630
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36
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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
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1,951
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81
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5
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2,037
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Total:
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27,57,424
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49,398
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2,261
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28,09,083
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.